en اثربخشی درمان شناختی- رفتاری برکاهش میزان وسوسه و عود مصرف مواد مخدر در افراد معتاد مبتلا به HIV ● International Health مقاله اصيل پژوهشي Orginal Article <p><strong>Background:</strong> Today, one of the most important public health problems in the world is the unpleasant consequence of substance abuse disorders. This study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on carving and relapse among addicts with HIV in the Kermanshah city.<br> <strong>Methods:</strong> The research design was quasi-experimental with the control group and post-test pretest. The statistical population was the addicts with positive HIV in Kermanshah City and 20 people were selected using the J Power sampling method based on the sample size formulation and were divided into experimental group (n=10) and control group (n=10). The experimental group received 10 sessions of cognitive-behavioral group therapy. Pretest and post-test of Wright&#39;s Relapse Prevention Scale (RPS) (1991) were used. Data were analyzed by using the covariance method with SPSS-23.<br> <strong>Results:</strong> The results showed cognitive-behavioral therapy reduced the desire and risk of recurrence in the experimental group compared to the control group at the level p <0.001.<br> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The results showed the importance of cognitive-behavioral group therapy to reduce craving and relapse addicts with HIV. Therefore, depending on the importance of complementary aspects of drug therapy, psychological therapy may enhance addiction psychological problems.<br> &nbsp;</p> HIV, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Substance Abuse, Group Therapy 581 587 http://jrh.gmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1394-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Kamran Yazdanbakhsh kamran Yazdanbakhsh kamran6@hatmai.com 100319475328460019700 100319475328460019700 No Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. Mostafa Akbari 100319475328460019701 100319475328460019701 No Department of Sport science, Faculty of Physical Education, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. Hosna Vafapoor 100319475328460019702 100319475328460019702 No Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. Fateme Dehghan fateme dehgan fateme.dehghan1368@gmail.com 100319475328460019703 100319475328460019703 Yes Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. Roghieh Nooripour Roghieh Nooripour roghehnoripor@gmail.com 100319475328460019704 100319475328460019704 No Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran. Somayeh Mahmoudi Somayeh Mahmoudi marzaeh.golbar@gmail.com 100319475328460019705 100319475328460019705 No Department of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Iran.